Sure, the reason we came to love them was because of their high level of empathy and sympathy for us, but that doesn't take away from the fact that they can't read your mind. Let me say that again. They can't read your mind.

The trick with this is to find the right person to complete you. How do we know if someone completes us in the right way? Is my partner too different? Is my boyfriend too immature? Is my girlfriend too childish? Are me and my significant other incompatible?

It turns out, the answer to this is in yourself. The way to become attractive is to look at what you're attracted to and understand the following. Based on the story above, the countless wedding stories I've heard and edited, and the reoccurring ideas by many a relationship therapist/expert, there are 3 main factors that define our attractiveness to others.

It usually starts with a Starbucks meetup, a nice "hey, great to finally meet you two in person!", and then a bit of wedding day scheduling. But the best part is usually near the end, asking how they met, what it was like, how it led to this wedding. The emotional questions. Everyone has their own little quirks and turn-ons, but the consensus surrounding today's fiancés is "it just worked".

Over the past month and a bit, I've been doing the top cliché thing to do after graduation: traveling. Not across the world or anything… but to me, a foreign province and a Caribbean island are still novel experiences.